Sanitary closet

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a sanitary closet in which the closet bowl, the flushing water tank and all operating mechanisms are mounted in and supported by an encased frame structure. The flushing water tank is divided into upper and lower compartments, the upper compartment containing the flushing water and the lower compartment containing a thermostat controlled heating device for preparation of a supply of warm body washing water which is delivered by a pump to a telescoped nozzle tube movable by water pressure into operating position within the bowl. Suction ventilator means are connected to the bowl for removing odors and blower means are provided for delivering warm drying air into the bowl.

United States Patent [72] Inventor Hans Maurer Riethollstrasse 6,Zollikerberglurlch, Switzerland [21] Appl. No. 716,096 [22] Filed Mar.26, 1968 [45] Patented July 27, 1971 [32] Priority Mar. 31,1967 [33]Switzerland [31 4549 [54] SANITARY CLOSET 12 Claims, 2 Drawing Figs.

[52] U.S.C1 4/7 [51] lnt.Cl A47k 3/22 [50] Field of Search 4/7, 68, 211,213, 216,14, 35, 39, 40, 72, 67, 63, 64, 209, 222,214,1,10;219/314 [56]References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,329,974 7/1967 Belasco et a14/10 1,213,343 1/1917 Ebinger 4/14X 1,935,201 11/1933 Callejo 4/7 2e 4 1l' v 4 l-' l 25% T" 43 23*74 I 27 Z 42 47 5/1934 Brannan PrimaryExaminer--Laveme D. Geiger Assistant ExaminerHenry K. ArtisAttorney-Littlepage, Quaintance, Wray & Aisenberg ABSTRACT: Theinvention relates to a sanitary closet in which the closet bowl, theflushing water tank and all operating mechanisms are mounted in andsupported by an encased frame structure. The flushing water tank isdivided into upper and lower compartments, the upper compartmentcontaining the flushing water, and the lower compartment containing athermostat controlled heating device for preparation of a supply of warmbody washing water which is delivered by a pump to a telescoped nozzletube movable by water pressure into operating position within the bowl.Suction ventilator means are connected to the bowl for removing odorsand. blower means are provided for delivering warm drying air into thebowl.

PATEN-TEUJUL27I97I SHEET 2 OF 2 359432 Fig 2 HIH INVENTUR. Han: W] 1 prer SANITARY CLOSET This invention relates to a sanitary closet of thekind having a flushing device for the closet bowl and a water sprayingdevice movable between a position of rest and a position of operationfor delivering a spray of preheated water to wash the lower body partsof the user of the closet.

A known closet of the mentioned kind comprises a flushing water tank ofceramics, for example porcelain, supported by its bottom on a bracketformed by the base portion of a closet bowl also consisting of ceramicmaterial. The flushing water tank, or which the larger portion as usualserves as a container for the flushing water is provided with a watersupply, a float valve, a discharge valve, and with actuating members. Aportion of the flushing water tank and the portion of the base at therear of the bowl contain mechanisms for operating the spraying device,such as a device for preparation of warm water, a water pressuregenerator having a pump and motor therefor, and a blower deliveringheated air for drying the washed lower body parts.

This known sanitary closet has different inconveniences. First, theflushing water tank as well as the base containing the closet bowl areof complicated shape and have to be provided with a number of partitionwalls, projecting portions, perforations and openings, and theirmanufacture in ceramic material is expensive and results in aconsiderable weight of the entire structure. A further drawback is thefact, that owing to the reduced space available in the rear portion ofthe base, a very compact arrangement of the mechanisms and structuralparts will be required, so that attendance and repair work are rendereddifficult. Also the connection of the drain conduit which forms apassage within the bowl structure bent downwards at right angles forconnection to an existing sewage pipe is cumbersome owing to the missingaccessibility. Furthermore, the closet structure, owing to the drainconduit forming an integral part of the bowl, must be located on thefloor at a precise place which is predetermined by the position of thesewage pipe and cannot be mounted at any desired convenient locationindependent of the positions of the sewage pipe.

It is an object of this invention to provide a sanitary closet structurewhich avoids the mentioned inconveniences. According to the invention,the sanitary closet of the kind referred to comprises an encasedcarrying frame structure supported by a wall and/or by the floor of theroom, the closet bowl being supported by said frame structure in whichis also mounted a flushing water tank, means for generating waterpressure, for heating a supply of washing water and of warm air, and atleast one actuating member for said flushing device and said sprayingdevice.

The invention is described in detail in the following specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a sanitary water closet according to the invention, partlydrawn in vertical section and partly in elevation,

FIG. 2 is a front view of the water closet according to FIG. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the sanitary closet comprises a metal frame 1assembled for example of L-profiles and/or U- profiles to form acabinetlike structure, supported on the floor 2 and fixed to a wall 3.The frame] is encased on the visible from and lateral sides with woodenor plastic panels 4 which partly at least are removable. Twohorizontally extending overhung supporting beams formed by channel irons5 are secured to the frame 1. The beams 5 carry an annular frame 6 whichmay be formed by wood. The frame 6 has inserted therein a closet bowl 7which is supported on the frame by the intermediary of a flange 8forming the upper edge of the bowl. The bowl 7 further is provided inconventional manner with an annular seat 9 and a cover member 10, bothbeinghingedly connected to be turned up or down. The frame 6 alsocarries an encasing 11 for the bowl 7; this encasing consists of woodor. plastic and extends downwardly in inwardly inclined direction fromthe frame 6 until the floor 2.

The upper edge of the closet bowl 7 is provided with a bead 12 forming achannel whichis open towards the interior of the bowl for dischargingthe flushing water into the bowl. The flushing water channel (notrepresented) is connected with a flushing pipe 13 at the rear of thebowl which is inserted into a corresponding opening of the bowl 7. Thelower portion of the bowl 7 is formed as a siphon 14 ending in a shorthorizontal pipe connection 15. This latter is connected to a pipe elbow16 forming the drain pipe communicating by its outer end with a verticalpipe 17 in the floor 2 leading to the sewage. The rear side of the bowl7 is provided with two further openings 18 and 19, the opening 18serving for the introduction of a horizontally extensible nozzle tube20, and the opening 19 serving for blowing warm air into the bowl.

1n the interior of the frame 1 above the discharge pipe 16, there arearranged several mechanisms shown diagrammatically only, which areoperative to effect flushing of the bowl, to actuate a spraying devicefor washing the lower body parts, to dry the washed body parts, and toremove disagreeable odors. The uppermost part of the frame 1 contains aflushing water tank 21 which is divided by a horizontal partition wall22 in two containers 23 and 24. The upper, larger container 23 receivesthe flushing water for the closet bowl 7 and is connected by means of aconventional float valve to a water supply conduit (not shown). Anoverflow pipe 25 contains a discharge valve (not shown) for the flushingwater, which valve is operated by a pivotally mounted lever 26. When thevalve is opened, the flushing water discharges from the tank 23 throughthe flush pipe 13 into the bowl 7.

The lower container 24 of the tank 21 is filled from the upper container23 by a vertical pipe 27 which opens downwardly close to the bottom ofthe lower container 24. A heating rod 28 is arranged in the lowerportion of the containers 24 and serves to heat the water containedtherein to about body temperature. The open upper end of a furthervertical pipe 29 is situatednear the top of the container 24. This pipe29 is connected with a motor-driven pump 30 which draws water throughthe pipe 29 from the container 24 and discharges it into the deliveryconduit 31. A pressure relief valve 32-controls the pressure in theconduit 31 and limits this pressure to a predetermined maximum value.The lower end of the conduit 31 is bent over to extend in horizontaldirection into the nozzle tube 20 which is arranged as a conventionaltelescope tube. Owing to the pressure of the water delivered into theconduit 31 by the pump 30 the movable front portion of the tube 20slides forwardly in the bowl 7 against the action of a retracting spring(not shown), into the position drawn in dash-anddot lines in FIG. 1. Atthe same time a water jet 33 discharges upwardly through one or severalnozzle openings provided at the free end of the tube 20.

A tube 34 has its forward end inserted into the opening 19 in the bowl 7and has an upwardly extending branch tube 35a connected to a suctionventilator 36 which contains an air filter, for example a charcoalfilter for neutralizing odors. The entrance to the branch tube 35a canbe closed by a flap 35. An air blower 37 provided with a heating deviceis connected to the rear end of the tube 34. The intake of the blower 37comprises an air filter 38 which may contain a deodorizing substance.The flap 35 is provided with an arm 39 acting as counterweight whichnormally holds the flap 35 in a position in which the section of theconduit 34 leading to the ventilator 37 is substantially closed.

For actuating the described flushing, washing and drying devices apusher bar 40 is inserted in the front side of the frame encasing 4 andis slidably carried by the frame 1. The length of the pusher barsubstantially corresponds to the width of the closet seat; it isarranged at such a level in the encasing that a person using the closetand seated on the seat 9 can actuate the rod 40 by pushing it with theback or the shoulders.

The pusher bar 40 is acting on a spring loaded lever 41 which isprovided with an element 42, such as a roll secured to the lever, towhich a steel string 43 is attached. The other end of the string isconnected to one arm of the lever 26 for actuating the discharge valvein the overflow pipe 26. The pushbar 40 further actuates a switch 44 bythe intermediary of the lever 41 for operation of the pump 30.

A further switch 45 is operatively connected with the seat cover 10, forexample by means of the hinge member 46 for the cover and the annularseat 9. This switch is actuated when the cover 10 is lifted. A switchcould also be provided which would be actuated when the seat 9 isloaded. The electrical connections for the operation of the describedsanitary closet, as well as the conventional switching and safetydevices are not shown in FIG. 1, for facility of inspection. Theelectrical connections can be established by example as follows:

The drive for the pump 30 feeding water to the nozzle tube is connectedto the electric power supply plug socket by means of closing contacts ofthe switch 44, which are series connected with closing contacts of theswitch 45, this latter being operatively connected with the pivotingcover 10 or seat 9. By means ofa thermostat (not shown) switching-in atabout 30 C. and switching'off at about 38 C., the heating rod 28 is alsoconnected with the power supply. The air blower 37 with its heatingdevice is connected in parallel with the heating rod 28 and switched-inand out ofcircuit by means of a thermostat and an opening contact of theswitch 44, actuated by the pushbar 40, as well as a closing contact ofthe switch 45 connected to the cover 10 or seat 9. The suctionventilator 36 is connected to the power supply by means of a closingcontact of the switch 45.

The operation of the represented and described sanitary closet is asfollows: In the position of rest, when the cover 10 is closed or theseat 9 not loaded, only the heating rod 28 is connected to the electriccurrent supply by its thermostat, since the closing contact of theswitch 45 is open when the cover 10 is closed or the seat 9 is notloaded. The two containers 23 and 24 of the flush tank 21 are filledwith water, the water in the container 24 being heated by the heatingrod 28 connected in circuit by its thermostat, to a temperature situatedbetween 30 and 38 C.

When the cover 10 is lifted or the seat 9 loaded by a person, theclosing contact of the switch 45 is actuated, thereby causing operationof the suction ventilator 36. This latter evacuates air from the closetbowl 7 and delivers it through the charcoal filter which removesdisagreeable odors, to the surrounding air. The flap 35, due to theweight of the arm 39, closes the portion of the conduit 34 leading tothe blower 37.

When new the pushbar 40 is permanently actuated by the back of theperson using the bowl, the pivoting lever 26 is actuated by theintermediary of the spring loaded lever 41, the roll 42 and the string43, the lever 26 in turn causing the discharge valve in the overflow toopen, so that the water contained in the upper container 23 flowsthrough the flush pipe 13 into the bowl 7. When the pushbar 40 isactuated also the switch 43 is operated, the closing contact of whichcauses operation of the pump 30. This latter draws warm water from theupper portion of the lower container 24 and delivers it into thepressure conduit 31, whereby the nozzle tube 20 is pushed forwardly intothe closet bowl and warm water is sprayed through the nozzle openingstowards the lower body parts of the person. Dirt and impuritiesresulting from such washing are taken along with the flushing waterentering into the bowl 7 at the same time, and are evacuated into thesiphon l4 and the drainpipe 16. The warm water drawn ofi' by the pumpthrough the the pipe 29 is continuously replaced by cold water suppliedthrough the pipe 27 from the upper container 23, so that the thermostatsituated close to the heating rod 28 and to the bottom of the container24 rapidly cools down to a temperature of below 30 C. for example, andcauses the heating rod to be connected to the supply net. The warm waterin the container 24 is caused to rise by the cold water supplied tobottom of the container, so that the temperature of the water dischargedthrough the nozzle tube 20 will drop only after a certain time.

As soon as pressure on the pushbar 40 is relieved, when washing isterminated, or when the washing water discharged through the nozzle tube20 becomes disagreeably cool, the discharge valve for the flushing waterwill be closed and the pump 30 is switched-off. Thereby also the nozzletube 20 is retracted by spring action into its position of rest. Sincethe thermostat in the container 24 is connected in circuit owing to thecooling down of the water in the container, and the opening contact ofthe switch 44 is closed when the pushbar 40 is released, the air blower37 with its heating device starts to operate and blows warm air mixedwith a deodorant into the closet bowl 7 for drying the cleaned bodyportions. Due to the pressure of the air blown through the conduit 34,the flap 35 is pushed to its position closing the branch conduit 35aleading to the suction ventilator 36.

When the drying operation is ended, and the seat 9 is relieved from itsload or the cover 10 is closed, the contacts of the switch 45 openwhereby the air blower 37 and the suction ventilator 36 areswitched-off. The heating rod 28, however, remains connected to thepowersupply net, until the upper temperature limit of 38 C. is reached andthe thermostat cuts off the current. As a modification, a time-switch,for example a time-delay relay can be provided, which disconnects theair blower after a predetermined period of time, for example afterone-halfor 1 minute operation time.

A further time switch with an adjustable timelag can be provided forcooperation with the pushbar 40. For operation of the spray of thenozzle tube 20, the pushbar would then have to be actuated only with ashort single push to energize the time-switch whereby the pump 30 startsto operate. After expiration of the timelag of 10 seconds, for example,the pump 30 is automatically switched-off.

The pushbar 40 canalso be arranged to be brought into two differentpositions obtained by successively exerting two different pressures onthe bar. In the first position of the bar only the lever 41 is actuated,causing opening of the discharge valve of the flushing water withoutsimultaneous operation of the nozzle tube spray 33. Only a furtheractuation of the pushbar 40 causes the switch 44 to be actuated tooperate the spray 33. in this manner the water closet can be used like aconventional sanitary closet provided only with a flushing device forthe bowl.

In the described sanitary closet all devices and actuating members canbe arranged above the drain pipe 16 in the frame 1 situated atthe rearof the closet bowl 7 and placed against a wall. Since the length of theframe is not limited by the width of the closet bowl, the frame can bechosen of sufficient size, so that when the lateral or front encasingpanels are removed, all parts of the interior mechanism are easilyaccessible. Since the lower portion of the frame does not contain anyelements of the flushing and spraying devices, the connection of thedrain pipe 16 with the bowl 7 and the sewage pipe 17 can be effected insimple manner.

Due to the fact that the bowl 7 of the described sanitary closet is notplaced on the floor and does not form a supporting base, but is itselfsuspended in supporting beams 5, it can be of substantially more simpleshape and can be made with a smaller wall thickness than conventionalcloset bowls. This enables an easier cleaning of the wall surfaces ofthe bowl, and a reduction of production costs. In addition, fixing ofthe bowl to the floor is no longer required.

A further advantage of the described closet is that the bowl 7 requiresonly a short horizontal drainpipe connection 15. This particularstructure enables to effect the connection of the bowl to an alreadyexisting sewage pipe by means of any suitably shaped drainpipe, forexample of plastics, so that the position of the sanitary closet is notdependent on the location of the sewage pipe. For example, a horizontaldrainpipe 47, drawn in dash-and-dot lines in FlG. 1 can be used when thesewage pipe to which the bowl is to be connected would be situated inthe floor 2 beyond the wall 3.

A further advantage is the fact that the water heating container 24 inthe frame 1 with the heating rod 28 is arranged immediately below thecontainer 23 for the flushing water and the container 24 is suppliedwith water from the container 23 by gravity owing to difference inlevel, This arrangement avoids to build the water heater container 24 asa pressure resisting compartment, thus increasing the safety ofoperation.

It is a further advantage that the actuating member for operation of thespray 33 can be released by a slight movement of the back and that nopressure by the foot must be exerted, which is difficult or impossiblefor invalids or old persons. In addition, a soiling of a foot operatedpedal or button, which can prejudice its operation, is entirelyavoided'by the fact that the pushbar is placed far away from the floor.With the pushbar in the represented position, it can also be actuatedwithout any difficulty by hand or by the elbow. Further, there are nomechanical or electrical connections from the floor to mechanismsarranged behind the closet bowl, whereby the mounting and attendance ofthe sanitary closet is simplified.

The encasing 11 for the bowl 7 can be formed in a single piece; it canalso be integral with the frame 6 ofthe bowl. Such an encasing offersthe advantage to be of lightweight, shockproof, simple to clean, and itcan be produced in any desired color.

From the foregoing specification it results that the described sanitarycloset is of particular usefulness and advantage in feminine hygiene.

lclaim:

l. A sanitary closet of the kind having a flushing device for the closetbowl and a water spraying device movable between a position of rest anda position of operation for delivering a spray of preheated water towash the lower body parts of the user, wherein the improvement comprisesan encased carrying frame structure supported by a wall and/or thefloor, said encased frame structure supporting the closet bowl,a-flushing water tank, means for heating a supply of washing water,pressure generating means for delivering washing water to said waterspraying device, blower means for delivering warm air into the closetbowl, and actuating means for the operation of said flushing device andsaidwater spraying device, in which the rear side of the bowl isprovided with openings for the passage of a movable nozzle tube of saidspraying device, and for the connection of a flushing pipe, an airdelivery and suction conduit and a drainpipe, in which said air deliveryand suction conduit is connected with an air blower provided with an airheating device, and in which an intake of the air blower is combinedwith an air filter containing a deodorizing agent.

2. A sanitary closet of the kind having a flushing device for the closetbowl and a water spraying device movable between a position of rest anda position of operation for delivering a spray of preheated water towash the lower body parts of the user, wherein the improvement comprisesan encased carrying frame structure supported by a wall and/or thefloor, said encased frame structure supporting the closet bowl, aflushing water tank, means for heating a supply of washing water, pressure generating means for delivering washing water to said waterspraying device, blower means for delivering warm air into the closetbowl, and actuating means for the operation of said flushing device andsaid water spraying device, in which the rear side of the bowl isprovided with opening for the passage of a movable nozzle tube of saidspraying device, and for the connection of a flushing pipe, an airdelivery and suction conduit and a drainpipe, in which said air deliveryand suction conduit is connected with an air blowerprovided with an airheating device, and in which said air delivery and suction conduit isprovided with a branch conduit leading to a section ventilator providedwith an odor absorbing filter.

3. A sanitary closet of the kind having a flushing device for the closetbowl and a water spraying device movable between a position of rest anda position of operation for delivering a spray of preheated water towash the lower body parts of the user, wherein the improvement comprisesan encased carrying frame structure supported by a wall and/or thefloor, said encased frame structure supporting the closet bowl, aflushing water tank, means for heating a supply of washing water,pressure generating means for delivering washing water to said waterspraying device, blower means for delivering warm air into the closetbowl, and actuating means for the operation of said flushing device andsaid water spraying device, in which said actuating means for theflushing device and the spraying device comprises a pushbar arranged atthe front side of the frame structure on the level of the back of aperson using the closet.

4. A sanitary closet according to claim 3 in which the pushbar operatesmechanical actuating members forthe discharge valve of the flushingwater, such as a lever and a string transmission, and an electricalswitch for controlling the pump.

5. A sanitary closet according to claim 4, in which said pushbarcomprises two positions of operation, the pushbar in the first positionoperating the mechanical actuating members for the discharge valve ofthe flushing member, and in the second position the pushbar additionallyactuates the electrical switch for controlling the pump.

6. A sanitary closet of the kind having a flushing device for a closetbowl and a water spraying device movable between a retracted restposition and an extended operative position for delivering a spray ofpreheated water to wash lower body parts of a user, comprising:' a baseframe, a closet bowl connected forwardly on the frame, a flushing watertank connected on the frame rearward of the bowl, the water tankcomprising first and second superposed compartments, a mechanicallyactuated discharge valve connected to the first compartment and aflushing water inlet pipe connected to the discharge valve and to thecloset bowl for delivering flushing water from the first compartment tothe bowl upon opening of the valve, a tube positioned in the first andsecond compartments and communicating the first compartment with thesecond compartment, the tube having an opening close to a bottom of thesecond compartment, a thermostatically controlled heating device mountedin the second compartment closeto the bottom thereof, and a suction tubeconnected to the second compartment and having an opening submerged nearan upper portion of the second compartment, water pressure generatingmeans connected to the suction tube, a spray tube connected to the waterpressure generating means, an opening in a rear side of the bowl, amovable nozzle mounted in the opening for reciprocation therethrough,the nozzle being connected to the spray tube for receiving pressurizedwater therefrom and for extending outward into the bowl upon receivingpressurized water from the spray tube, lower means for delivering waterinto the closet bowl, and actuating means for operating the flushingvalve and the pressure generating means.

7. A sanitary closet according to claim 6 in which said base frame has aforward extending portion partially surrounding the bowl, and whereinthe bowl has a circumferential horizontal flange extending outward alongan upper annular edge of the bowl, whereby the bowl is supported on theforward extending portion of said frame.

8. A sanitary closet according to claim 7 in which said forwardextending frame portion includes two spaced horizontal beams and a framemember supported on the beams, said flange of the bowl resting on saidframe member, and encasing panels mounted on the frame member forenclosing the bowl.

9. A sanitary closet according to claim 6 in which the water pressuregenerator means comprises an electrically driven pump mounted in theframe, and wherein the movable nozzle tube comprises a horizontallyoriented telescoping nozzle tube for horizontal forward extension into acenter of the bowl upon receiving water pressure from said pump andfurther comprising a spring for withdrawing a telescoping portion of thenozzle out of the bowl when the pump is turned off.

10. A sanitary closet according to claim 6 further comprising airdelivery and suction conduit respectively connected with an outlet andan intake of the air blower means, and further comprising an air heatingdevice in one conduit.

11. A sanitary closet according to claim 2, in which the connection ofthe air delivery and suction conduit with the blower of warm air or withthe suction ventilator is controlled by a pivotable flap is held in oneof its two positions by gravity and in the other position by thepressure of the air delivered by said blower.

1. A sanitary closet of the kind having a flUshing device for the closetbowl and a water spraying device movable between a position of rest anda position of operation for delivering a spray of preheated water towash the lower body parts of the user, wherein the improvement comprisesan encased carrying frame structure supported by a wall and/or thefloor, said encased frame structure supporting the closet bowl, aflushing water tank, means for heating a supply of washing water,pressure generating means for delivering washing water to said waterspraying device, blower means for delivering warm air into the closetbowl, and actuating means for the operation of said flushing device andsaid water spraying device, in which the rear side of the bowl isprovided with openings for the passage of a movable nozzle tube of saidspraying device, and for the connection of a flushing pipe, an airdelivery and suction conduit and a drainpipe, in which said air deliveryand suction conduit is connected with an air blower provided with an airheating device, and in which an intake of the air blower is combinedwith an air filter containing a deodorizing agent.
 2. A sanitary closetof the kind having a flushing device for the closet bowl and a waterspraying device movable between a position of rest and a position ofoperation for delivering a spray of preheated water to wash the lowerbody parts of the user, wherein the improvement comprises an encasedcarrying frame structure supported by a wall and/or the floor, saidencased frame structure supporting the closet bowl, a flushing watertank, means for heating a supply of washing water, pressure generatingmeans for delivering washing water to said water spraying device, blowermeans for delivering warm air into the closet bowl, and actuating meansfor the operation of said flushing device and said water sprayingdevice, in which the rear side of the bowl is provided with opening forthe passage of a movable nozzle tube of said spraying device, and forthe connection of a flushing pipe, an air delivery and suction conduitand a drainpipe, in which said air delivery and suction conduit isconnected with an air blower provided with an air heating device, and inwhich said air delivery and suction conduit is provided with a branchconduit leading to a section ventilator provided with an odor absorbingfilter.
 3. A sanitary closet of the kind having a flushing device forthe closet bowl and a water spraying device movable between a positionof rest and a position of operation for delivering a spray of preheatedwater to wash the lower body parts of the user, wherein the improvementcomprises an encased carrying frame structure supported by a wall and/orthe floor, said encased frame structure supporting the closet bowl, aflushing water tank, means for heating a supply of washing water,pressure generating means for delivering washing water to said waterspraying device, blower means for delivering warm air into the closetbowl, and actuating means for the operation of said flushing device andsaid water spraying device, in which said actuating means for theflushing device and the spraying device comprises a pushbar arranged atthe front side of the frame structure on the level of the back of aperson using the closet.
 4. A sanitary closet according to claim 3 inwhich the pushbar operates mechanical actuating members for thedischarge valve of the flushing water, such as a lever and a stringtransmission, and an electrical switch for controlling the pump.
 5. Asanitary closet according to claim 4, in which said pushbar comprisestwo positions of operation, the pushbar in the first position operatingthe mechanical actuating members for the discharge valve of the flushingmember, and in the second position the pushbar additionally actuates theelectrical switch for controlling the pump.
 6. A sanitary closet of thekind having a flushing device for a closet bowl and a water sprayingdevice movable between a retracted rest position and an extendedoperatiVe position for delivering a spray of preheated water to washlower body parts of a user, comprising: a base frame, a closet bowlconnected forwardly on the frame, a flushing water tank connected on theframe rearward of the bowl, the water tank comprising first and secondsuperposed compartments, a mechanically actuated discharge valveconnected to the first compartment and a flushing water inlet pipeconnected to the discharge valve and to the closet bowl for deliveringflushing water from the first compartment to the bowl upon opening ofthe valve, a tube positioned in the first and second compartments andcommunicating the first compartment with the second compartment, thetube having an opening close to a bottom of the second compartment, athermostatically controlled heating device mounted in the secondcompartment close to the bottom thereof, and a suction tube connected tothe second compartment and having an opening submerged near an upperportion of the second compartment, water pressure generating meansconnected to the suction tube, a spray tube connected to the waterpressure generating means, an opening in a rear side of the bowl, amovable nozzle mounted in the opening for reciprocation therethrough,the nozzle being connected to the spray tube for receiving pressurizedwater therefrom and for extending outward into the bowl upon receivingpressurized water from the spray tube, lower means for delivering waterinto the closet bowl, and actuating means for operating the flushingvalve and the pressure generating means.
 7. A sanitary closet accordingto claim 6 in which said base frame has a forward extending portionpartially surrounding the bowl, and wherein the bowl has acircumferential horizontal flange extending outward along an upperannular edge of the bowl, whereby the bowl is supported on the forwardextending portion of said frame.
 8. A sanitary closet according to claim7 in which said forward extending frame portion includes two spacedhorizontal beams and a frame member supported on the beams, said flangeof the bowl resting on said frame member, and encasing panels mounted onthe frame member for enclosing the bowl.
 9. A sanitary closet accordingto claim 6 in which the water pressure generator means comprises anelectrically driven pump mounted in the frame, and wherein the movablenozzle tube comprises a horizontally oriented telescoping nozzle tubefor horizontal forward extension into a center of the bowl uponreceiving water pressure from said pump and further comprising a springfor withdrawing a telescoping portion of the nozzle out of the bowl whenthe pump is turned off.
 10. A sanitary closet according to claim 6further comprising air delivery and suction conduit respectivelyconnected with an outlet and an intake of the air blower means, andfurther comprising an air heating device in one conduit.
 11. A sanitarycloset according to claim 2, in which the connection of the air deliveryand suction conduit with the blower of warm air or with the suctionventilator is controlled by a pivotable flap adapted to occupy twopositions for alternately closing and opening the communication of saidconduit with the air blower or with said suction ventilator.
 12. Asanitary closet according to claim 11, in which said pivotable flap isheld in one of its two positions by gravity and in the other position bythe pressure of the air delivered by said blower.